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Denard Robinson NFL Combine

Just a reminder for those who care. NFL combine is starting workouts today.

Denard will workout with the Wide Outs tomorrow Sunday the 24th. TV is the NFL network. QB's, RB's and WR's all workout tomorrow so the coverage flips back and forth from workout to workout for those of you who do not know about the combine.

This quite the thread. OP posts Denard's combine measurements from today and is followed by a bunch of people guessing his height. Could everybody else who has ever stood next to Denard or at least knows someone who knows someone who has please chime in with an estimate? Yeesh...

It would be really great to see Denard run under 4.3, but I'm thinking it's more likely he'll end up in the 4.4 range. Usually top-end speed is a function of running with controlled technique as much as effort. I'm thinking the immense pressure will take a few ticks off his time as he may paradoxically try a bit too hard to be fast, if that makes any sense.

He should still put up a very respectable time if he's healthy. If he runs sub 4.4 in that environment with all eyes on him, I'll be amazed.

For more comparison with Best (meant to reply below) - since they are the same size and both have track backgrounds - Javid Best ran a 10.36 100m and I think Denard's best 100m was 10.44 so one could conclude that their 40 times should be close as well.

5'10" 199 is pretty solid. I really think he should be looked at as a RB over WR. The way the Lions used Jahvid Best (who was also 5'10" 199lbs) would be a good strategy with Denard. There would be less of a learning curve for him than WR and he'd get the ball 10-15 times a game rather than 2-3.

It has clearly been evident that he wasn't 6 foot. Hell, the announcers talked about it all the time. They always spoke about him having a disadvantage not being able to see over the offensive line. And if you ever got the chance to be close around him you could tell he wasn't 6 foot. I got a high 5 from him on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after the Sugar Bowl.

I might be wrong, but I think the fastest 40 a Michigan player has run at the combine was Leon Hall with a 4.38. I think Denard has a chance of beating that and becoming the fastest Wolverine in the history of the combine.

He was an All-Pro a couple of years ago, and I know he's been injured on and off since. I think people have always gotten on him because he was burned against USC, but that game was a tire-fire from the first snap it seemed.

I wonder if Denard's 40 time comes in slower than expected we may see him not get drafted? Everyone knows he is a work in progress at WR, so if posts an excellent 40 time someone will take him hoping his ball catching skill develop.

I'm thinking he'll run in the 4.4s, which should be pretty good given the circumstances. Denard has great top-line speed, but I also think part of his magic is his change of direction and shiftiness. He's not a speed-freak athlete like you'll see sometimes, but he's one of those "gametime fast" guys that tend to play in the league while the tap-measure guys struggle.

Because I would say the exact opposite. I can only think of a couple times Denard juked people. Usually it was a straight run outside where he just ran by everyone. The only question on his time will be does he get a good start.